. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >> shepard: the national weather service reports sandy kicked up waves higher than 20 feet not only in the ocean but the great lakes as well. look at this scene in cleveland on the shore of lake erie. sandy uprooted tree there cut off power to thousands and forced city schools closed. just to the west in chicago we are talking waves as high as two story buildings on lake michigan. >> the waves are bad out there. can you see from lake shore drive you don't want to be out there at all. >> make sure the things are secure and hoping that everything is fine and protecting the boat. >> shepard: two story waves in a lake. with us now from wfld fox news chicago is amra walker. these are near record waives for lake michigan, right? >> that is right, shepard. the height of the waves reaching a near record. measuring in at nearly 22 feet tall. the highest waves recorded. were last year at about 23 feet. it's quite feasible that we can break a record in the next few